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Collection Summary
Biographical Sketch of Alfred Zucker
Scope and Content of the collection
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
References to works by or about Alfred Zucker (1852-?)
Description of Series
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Alfred Zucker collection
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Creator |
Zucker, Alfred, 1852- |
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Title |
Alfred Zucker collection |
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Dates: | 1880-1904 |
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Abstract |
Architect Alfred Zucker (1852-1913)
practiced in Texas, Mississippi and New York. He was instrumental in the development of a
new mercantile district on lower Broadway in the late 1880s and designed many warehouses and
loft buildings in New York City. He formed a partnership with James Riely Gordon in 1902,
but fled to Montevideo, South America in 1904 to escape a lawsuit filed by Gordon who
alleged fraud and misrepresentation. Architectural drawings and clippings from architectural
periodicals document his career from 1880 to 1902. |
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Identification |
ZUCK 1979002 |
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Quantity: |
761 drawings |
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Materials are in English. |
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Alexander Architectural Archives, University of Texas
Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin. |
Born in Freiburg in Prussian Silesia on January 23, 1852, Alfred Zucker was educated at the
Polytechnic Schools of Breig, Hanover and Berlin. Afterward, he worked briefly for the State
Railways Service at Hanover before immigrating to New York in 1872. From 1873 to 1876, he
worked in the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury in Washington, D.C. under
Alfred Mullett and W.A. Potter. Zucker practiced in Galveston, Texas for a very brief period
before moving to Vicksburg, Mississippi.
While in Mississippi, he served as consultant for the Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad from
1876 to 1882 and as architect for public buildings for the State of Mississippi from 1877 to
1882. Among his designs for buildings in the South are: the State A&M College at
Starkville (1877-1880), the State Institute for the Blind in Jackson (1879-1880) and the
State Insane Asylum in Meridian (1880-1882). Due to his failing health, he moved to Europe
in 1882.
In 1883, he returned to New York and practiced with Henry Fernbach (who died the same year
in 1883). Zucker was a partner with John R. Hinchman from 1884 to 1888. In 1888, Zucker won
the competition for the Progress Club, a prominent German Jewish club. The following year,
he designed the Hotel Majestic on Central Park West. Its inventive plan provided numerous
light courts for both light and views of Central Park. This grand apartment building
contained opulent interiors including a Moorish-inspired dining hall with vast Gothic fan
vaults.
In the late 1880s, Zucker was instrumental in the development of a new mercantile district
in the west of lower Broadway. The Cohnfield Building (1884) was the first such structure to
be built in this new warehouse district. Other buildings designed by Zucker in this area
included the Rouss Building (1873) and 484-490 Broome Street. These warehouse or loft
structures were characterized by the use of cast iron facades and utilized the popular
styles of the era. Zucker also designed many structures in the Washington Square area
including 236-250 Wooster Street (1896).
After 1896, Zucker's commissions diminished considerably. Perhaps in order to bolster his
practice, he formed a partnership with James Riely Gordon in 1902. In 1904, however, he fled
to Montevideo, South America to escape a $100,000 suit filed by Gordon, who alleged fraud
and misrepresentation.
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The Zucker Papers were acquired as part of the James Riely Gordon Papers. Included among
these materials are 761 drawings representing 30 projects. Most of this material consists of
working drawings executed on linen but some projects are represented by watercolor
presentation drawings as well.
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Policies Governing Use and Access
This collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and
privacy laws before using archival materials. As all or portions of this collection may be
housed off-site, advance notice of at least three working days is required for retrieval.
Certain items may require additional time for flattening or humidifying before they can be
viewed. Access is by appointment only. Please contact the archives' reference staff for
further information.
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or
confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and
regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining
to identifiable living individuals without the consent of those individuals may have legal
ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasions of privacy may arise
if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly
offensive to a reasonable person).
The Alexander Architectural Archives operate in accordance with applicable federal or state
laws and regulations, providing unrestricted access to university records not covered by
state and federal right to privacy acts.
The Alexander Architectural Archives, The University of Texas Libraries, and The University
of Texas at Austin, assume no responsibility for infringement of literary property rights
and copyright or for liability to any person for defamation or invasion of privacy that
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Researchers agree to indemnify and hold harmless The University of Texas at Austin, and
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Copyright interests in this collection may not have been transferred to the University of
Texas. Researchers assume full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and
libel laws as they apply. Additionally, the public use of material must be cited. See
citation information below.
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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the University of Texas Online
Catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should
search the catalog using these headings. |
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Persons: |
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Zucker, Alfred, 1852- |
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Organizations: |
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Harlem Casino (New York, N.Y.) |
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Hotel Majestic (New York, N.Y.) |
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Elbridge Gerry Residence (New York, N.Y.) |
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Mississippi State Capitol (Jackson, Miss.) |
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Progress Club (New York, N.Y.) |
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McCreery Building (New York, N.Y.) |
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New York (N.Y.) |
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New York (State) |
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Architecture--New York--19th century |
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Architecture--New York (State)--New York |
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Commercial buildings--New York (State) |
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Cast-iron fronts (Architecture) |
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Document Types: |
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architectural drawings (visual works) |
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presentation drawings (proposals) |
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working drawings |
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watercolors (paintings) |
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A small portion of Zucker's library can be found in the James Riely Gordon collection at
the Alexander Architectural Archives. It consists of 39 volumes of clippings from
architecture periodicals organized and bound by building type. Other titles from Zucker's
library have been found in other libraries, including the Harry Ransom Humanities Research
Center at The University of Texas at Austin. Records indicate that the books were sold and
dispersed. |
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Alfred Zucker collection, Alexander Architectural Archives, University of Texas Libraries,
The University of Texas at Austin
Drawings processed by: Lila Knight
Processing is not completed. Please see Archive's staff for more information.
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Unpublished inventory in Archive. Return to the Table of Contents
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"Architectural Aberrations -- The New Hoffman House." Architectural
Record 24 (1908): p.303-5. |
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"The
Ball-room: Hoffman House, New York, NY." American Architect and
Building News 72 (June 22, 1901): p. 95. |
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"Detail
of the Geraldine, East 16th Street, New York, NY." American Architect
and Building News 74 (December 14, 1901): p. 88 |
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Francis,
Dennis Steadman. Architects in Practice, New York City, 1840-1900.
New York: Committee for the Preservation of Architectural Records, 1980. |
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A History of Architecture and the Building Trades of Greater New York.
New York: Union History Co., 1899. |
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A History of Real Estate, Building and Architecture in New York During the
Last Quarter of a Century. New York: Arno Press, 1899 (reprint 1967). |
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New York
Landmarks Preservation Commission. Soho Cast-Iron Historic District,
Designation Report. New York: The Commission, 1973. |
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"The
Progress Club House, 5th Avenue and 63rd Street, New York, NY." American Architect and Building News 47 (January 19, 1895): p.34. |
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Sprague,
John F. New York, the Metropolis: Its Noted Business and Professional
Men. (Part One) New York: New York Recorder, 1891. |
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Stroh,
Mary Kathryn. "The Commercial Architecture of Alfred Zucker in Manhattan." Master's thesis,
Pennsylvania State University, 1973. |
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Zucker,
Alfred. Architectural Sketches Photographed from Designs for Buildings
and from Buildings Erected by Alfred Zucker, Architect. New York: National
Chemograph, 1894. |
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Entries are indexed in alphabetical order by Client's last name. If the client is not
identifiable the field will remain blank. Entries without client names are sorted by
Project Name and listed before those that provide client's names. Project names are
supplied by the cataloger, as title blocks on the drawings prove to be inconsistent and
many drawings are not labeled. Dates are offered if they can be derived from the
drawings or gathered from other authoritative sources. The term "drawing" includes both
original works (such as pencil on trace paper, or ink on tracing clothe) as well as
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Project name: Baudouine Building.
Date on drawings: 1894-1895
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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1181 Broadway |
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New York |
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Project name: Bolkenhayn.
Date on drawings: 1894
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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Fifth Ave. & 58th St. NE corner |
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New York |
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N.Y. |
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Project name: Bolkenhayn. Addition.
Date on drawings: 1901
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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NE corner Fifth Ave. & 58th St. |
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New York |
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Project name: Corndiac.
Date on drawings: 1893-1894
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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139 Fifth Ave |
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New York |
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Project name: Decker Building.
Date on drawings: 1892
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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33 Union Square West |
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New York |
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Project name: Ehret Hotel.
Date on drawings: 1898
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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58th Street at Broadway |
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New York |
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Project name: Geraldine Building.
Date on drawings: 1891
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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5-7 East 16th St. |
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New York |
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Project name: Harlem Casino.
Date on drawings: 1899-1901
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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7th Ave. at 124th NE corner |
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New York |
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Project name: Harlem Casino. Addition.
Date on drawings: 1903
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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NE corner 7th Ave. at 124th |
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New York |
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Project name: Hoffman House.
Date on drawings: 1894-1895
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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11 West 24th St. |
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New York |
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Project name: Juilliard Building.
Date on drawings: 1893
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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13-15 Laight St. |
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New York |
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Project name: Majestic Hotel.
Date on drawings: 1891
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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Central Park West at West 72nd St. |
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New York |
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Project name: McCreery Building.
Date on drawings: 1893
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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53-59 West 22nd St. |
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New York |
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Project name: Merck Building.
Date on drawings: 1895-1896
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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13-19 University Place |
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New York |
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Project name: Progress Club.
Date on drawings: 1889
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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NE corner of Fifth Ave. at 63rd St. |
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New York |
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Project name: Rouss Building.
Date on drawings: 1889
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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549-553 Broadway |
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New York |
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Project name: St. Francis Sanitarium.
Date on drawings: 1901-1902
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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Denville |
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N.J. |
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Project name: Unidentified 10 story building.
Date on drawings: nd
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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unknown |
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Project name: Unidentified loft building.
Date on drawings: 1901
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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10 Waverly Place |
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New York |
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Project name: Unidentified office building or warehouse.
Date on drawings: 1890
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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28-30 Waverly Place |
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New York |
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Project name: Unidentified residences A-D.
Date on drawings: 1895
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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New York |
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Project name: Unidentified warehouse or office building.
Date on drawings: 1895
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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341 &; 343 West 23rd St. |
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New York |
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Project name: Union. (Cossitt Estate Block) Proposed
improvement.
Date on drawings: 1895-1896
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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341 &; 343 West 23rd St. |
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Union |
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Project name: University Building. (American Book
Company).
Date on drawings: 1894
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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University Place |
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New York |
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Project name: University Building. (American Book
Company).
Date on drawings: 1896
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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35 and 37 West Third St. |
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New York |
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Project name: Building.
Date on drawings: 1894
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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Baudouine, Charles A. |
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458 Broadway |
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New York |
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Project name: Stable.
Date on drawings: 1896
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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Gerry, Commodore |
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39 and 41 East 62nd Street |
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New York |
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Project name: Elbridge Gerry residence. Law library.
Date on drawings: 1896
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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Gerry, Elbridge |
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2 East 61st Street |
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New York |
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Project name: Elbridge Gerry residence. Remodeling.
Date on drawings: 1895-1896
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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Gerry, Elbridge |
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2 East 61st Street |
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New York |
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Project name: Mississippi State Capitol.
Date on drawings: 1885
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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State of Mississippi |
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Jackson |
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Miss. |
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Project name: Wilkinson County Courthouse.
Date on drawings: 1902
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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Wilkinson County |
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Woodville |
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Woodville |
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Miss. |
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Project name: Office mantle.
Date on drawings: 1890
Primary archt/firm: Alfred Zucker |
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Zucker, A. |
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New York |
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